The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. [68], No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 12, 1974 Page: 1 of 16
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DANNY GARRETT, 1 & 2
BY WEST WIND STAFF
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RICKEY TURNER
RONNIE LEE
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December 10,
game
Mrs.
in the First
Paducah.
to bring the kids by to
see
Santa Letters
and increase . public awareness
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for the Christmas show.
remember
make
to
hand early
full house is expected
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Total sales for the January-
Wednesday,
POT LIKKER
were
HIGH Low PREq
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Alice Bayne
Rites Held
Tuesday, 10th
United States Savings Bond
sales in Cottle County totaled
Thursday, and
Bratton said.
turnips
enough
were
Danny
day,
for
at
will
on 1
Santa To Be In Local Store
Saturday, December 14th
and one defensive player.
On offense at backs
Michael Woodley and
So
your
sent.
Many <
dered by
Christmas
meeting.
Starting time is 7:30 p.m.
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6
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City Council
Meets Thursday
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35
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same period of 1973;
crease of 27%.
It is time again to get those
letters written to Santa, kids,
and get them in the mail right
away.
Santa’s mailboxes have been
set up at Thriftway Supermarket
and Paducah Cash Grocery.
The Post will reprint those
all-important secrets to Old
Saint Nick himself, just to be
sure he knows what you want.
held Tues-
, at 2 p.m.
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Eva’s Employs
Shirley White
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FILLETS
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USE CLASSIFIEDS me instead of the old meeting
They will meet in the council
room of City Hall.
MIKEL GOUNDIE
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Alice Bayne, 77,
Baptist Church,
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LINDY JORDAN MICHAEL WOODLEY
Six Dragons On
All-District Team
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THE PADUCAH POST, PADUCAH, COTTLE COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1974
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Santa is making apre-Christ-
mas visit to Paducah, kids, but
not all over town. He will be
in Paducah Hardware Store all
day this Saturday, Dec. 14 so
that as many kiddies as pos-
sible may come in and let him
know what they want for Christ-
mas.
Moms and Dads are invited
to
be on
1
p “g
To Pickup Papers
The Junior class will pick
up papers on Sunday afternoon,
Dec. 15 beginning at 3 o’clock’
Please leave your papers
where they can be seen from
the street and protected from
the wind.
DRAGONS, DRAGONETTES COP
THIRD IN CLARENDON TOURNEY
By Carolanne Marrs
.
Garrett. Others were Lindy
Jordan at end, Ronnie Lee at
Cattle Raisers To
Organize Thursday
Rev. Herman Lan-
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GLADIOLA
LOUR
“pot likker'' could be made to satisfy the taste
plans
as a
qedanote this week,
9 to Editor) from old
tertWorley.....a one-
.oloyee here at the
bate of PHS, and
J3i( years ago when
a tiny boy, a friend
( both lived in the
immunity. He and big
Johnny, tough little
(jo gave their mother
trying to stay
dem, lived near the
$195,916,443, representing 82%
of the $236.8 million goal for
the year. _______________
The annual drive to provide
the 370 boys at Cal Farley’s
Boys Ranch with a new suit or
clothing package began today.
Providing new clothing for
the boys through the Christ-
mas Suit Fund has become a
favorite way of Christmas giv-
ing for friends of the boys who
contribute $35.00 for this pur-
pose.
The Paducah City Council
will have its December meet-
ing Thursday, Dec. 12 at 5:30
M
ristmds
Nuts
IILE THEY LAST
The 1974 football all-district
teams have been named,
Paducah had one person on
the first team and six men on
the second team.
Danny Garrett made the
first team for his play in the
defensive secondary last year.
On the second team there were
five Paducah offensive players
Jim Arnold. Administrator
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889,286
Services were
of the numbers ren-
the group will be
Cafeteria, with a guest speaker
from the State Association to
explain the purpose and planning
of such an organization.
All cattle raisers and persons
interested in or associated with
the industry are urged to be
Christmas Lights Up Downtown
THE LIGHTS GO UP: Ray Perkins, of West Texas Utilities
perches atop the ladder to attach one end of the long
string of lights and decorative line to a lamp post on the
square. Helping put up the Christmas decorations were
city employees Ralph Mote, holding garland in foreground
Bi . Cartwright, behind the car, and city manager’,
J.B. Garrett, also out of sight.
ETheUUfATHER
OFFICIAL REPORT
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Dec.
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YEAR NUMBER 41
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by the tubfull: If the greens from these
in comparison to the turnips themselves,
j Causing Deaths
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There will be a short program.,
refreshments and Santa will put
in an appearance at the con-
clusion of the program, she
said.
The public is invited.
Mrs. White is well-known
by residents of this area
and is the daughter of C obert
Gregory.
Fridays, Mrs.
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, Christmas program will be Micky Henderson led with
0 held at Dunbar School on Thurs- 33. For Paducah Teresa Wright
day night, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m., put in 16; Becky Hamilton, 14;
according to Mrs. Billie Jean Nodia Vaughn, 9. Final score
Biddy, director at Dunbar was 39-53.
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son, Richard Gibbs, Kenneth
Bragg, Clyde Smith, Calvin
Brooks, Virgil Dozier, Thom-
as Turner, and Lawson Ha-
vins.
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“Other contributing factors
in the reduction of accidents
include increase law enforce-
Following close was Weldon
Jones with 14 and Ricky Good-
win with 12. Watson was the
leading scorer for Lakeview
with 16 points.
Friday the Dragons played
Clarendon. They lost in a close
64-59 game. Garrett led the
scoring again with 25 points.
Stuart Burns was the only other
player in double figures with
12 points.
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kia this year....at
bl's the word....that
: gentleman will not
K his annual visit
lair city as per
mms that the jolly
vho usually takes
arranging Santa’s
ist too pooped to
I year, and nobody
bered to take his
taking the arrange-
i you kiddies want
Fi you MIGHT catch
lone of the stores
F rumored he will
h a stop or two
p and the next
# your eyes open
cements of his
Eva’s Beauty Salon. She
be taking appointments
.TSally Droves
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tackle and Ricky Turner at
guard. Mikel Goundie made the
second team defense at guard.
F our of these players will
be back next year.
songs and music, ment, better road design, more
Memories under direction of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Powell
Norris Funeral Home. Pall- Lyda and Inez Kelley
bearers included Troy Nel- . Mr. and Mrs. V.L. Hutchison
and seating capacity is limited
to between 450 and 500.....
has often been called our
“Finest two-hours of enter-
tainment” ever produced in
this area.
an in- • •®eeed®
> gof
ed up in the air...
I right out of the
Robert wished us
merry Christmas,
all of you the
and better driver education
| of the Governor’s office of
§ traffic sagety, issued a plea
for the motorist to cooperate
and observe the 55 mph limit on
a voluntary basis. He also an-
nounced plans for a state wide
study to determine the effect
of the lowered speed limit in
relation to fatal accidents.
Said Arnold, “When the ener-
gy shortage hit and the limit
was set at 55, by state and
CROSSROADS
CHRISTMAS
JAMBOREE
The Crossroads Jamboree
will stage it’s second annual
Christmas show on Saturday
night, December 21st, at 7:30
p.m. in the Veteran’s Mem-
orial Building. The Jamboree
will be complete with a
Christmas Tree and a drawing
for a big cash prize of $100
if the lucky spectator is pre-
Many out of town people who will
be visiting in Paducah for the
Christmas holidays are ex-
pected to be in the audience
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of any hillbilly family. Planted in early July by the
late Jack Webb, the monster size vegetables were
pulled Sunday by his son Bobby......who said the largest
weighs six pounds, and the other three to five pounds
each. Cottle County has outdone itself this year in
raising some enormous vegetables.... yams, tomatoes,
and such.
Any events of community interest which you would like
added to this calendar (not club meetings) may be called,
in to the Post, and we will be happy to add them to the
list of coming events.)
DECEMBER 12 ....Dunbar Communitv Christmas
Program 7:30 p.m.
...Independent Cattlemen Association Organizational
meeting at School Cafeteria, 7:30 p.m.
.....CITY COUNCIL MEETS 5:30 p.m. at City Hall
DECEMBER 13...Paducah School Bands
WINTER CONCERT 7:30 p.m.
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Mrs. Glenn Jones of Clovis,
New Mexico visited over the
weekend with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Biddy.’
Santa and do some Christmas
shopping while in the store.
Paducah Hardware, home-
owned and operated, has some
thing for every member of the
family.
Mrs. Shirley White, former
co-owner of Artistic Hair
Fashion Shop, is now em-
ployed by Mrs. Eva Bratton
caster officiated.
Mrs. Bayne died at 8:05
a.m. Sunday, in Richards
Memorial Hospital, after a
brief illness.
Born September 16, 1897,
in Tarrant County, Mrs. Bayne
had lived in Cottle County
for 55 years. She was pre-
ceded in death by her
husband several years ago.
Survivors include one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lena Tucker,
Paducah; four sons, Morgan
and Lee Bayne, both of Pa-
ducah; Arnold Bayne, Lords-
■ burg, N.M.L; and Guy Bayne,
Dallas,; 11 grandchildren,
16 great-grandchildren, and 2
great-great-grandchildren.
Burial was in Garden of
"and little daugh-
been pestering for
./erytime we visit
“0 has their tree
V Sets up a new
| rs to be put up.
| e of those weird
। es to put m ine
J “ee days before
f ,4nd take it down
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tne any Christ-
| 8 either. Guess
j 78 the latest I’ve
5 to even start!
can’t get
fl about shopping.
0 ,s the year I
Ap start early!
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Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Hand
Louise and Bobby Webb
Lois Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Marrs, Jr.
Carolanne, Mathew & Mark
Mr. and Mrs. H.P. Putney
Bert Pinkston: In memory of
my beloved ones.
Mr. and Mrs. Buford Biddy
Etta R. Ratchford
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde C.
Carpenter
Mr. and Mrs. G.S. Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Piper
Carmen B. Keith
Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Patton
Clara and Joe Tye
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Gibbs
J.B. Jenny and Jeff Eubanks
Mr. and Mrs. Hobson Howell
Homer E. and Beulah Long
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Bates
Mr. and Mrs. T.T. Millican
Mr. and Mrs. Skeet Fulton
Michael and Mark
Mrs. B. Fulton
Mrs. I.D. Gilbert
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Davis,
Bryan, Texas
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F issue goes t o
r city “boys” are
"Christmas decora-
I lights put up.....
", J.B. Garrett said
tem plus Ray Per-
1"TU, had it to
mselves and it’s
F for 4 guys.
Riho, fenas.
" Christmas lights
Still haven’t put
$2,451 during the month of
October. Sales for the ten
month period were $21,511 which
represents 43% of the 1974 sales
goal for the county, according
to Geo. V. Deaton, county bond
chairman.
October sales in Texas total-
ed $21,154,497 compared to
sales of $16,634,914 during the
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Sickroom Supply
Greeting Card
In lieu of Christmas cards to
our friends and relation this
Christmas, we are making a .
contribution to the Cottle
County sickroom supply.
May this type greeting bring
cheer, comfort and help
through out the coming year
and may your Christmas be a
Merry One.
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Walker,
Lubbock
Ada L. Cannefax, In Memory
of our loved ones
Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Brooks
Jack Finlev
Dr. and Mrs. W.T. Payne
Mr. and Mrs, Frank Taylor and
children
Mr. & Mrs. C.A. Killigsworth
Mrs. E.H. Archer
Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Curry
Maymie Powell
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wright,
David and Frank
Mrs. E.E. Asher
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bob Keith
Mr. and Mrs. Tilden Arm-
strong, Albany Texas
Nettye Yowell
Jessie Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Irless Brooks,
Lila Lee and Irless Gene
Mr. and Mrs. G.F. Givins
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Axe
Mr. and Mrs. A.O. Bennett
Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbreath
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. John Chennault
Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Boyle
Walter and Patsy Liedtke
Paul and Viola Newsome, Lov-
ington, N.M.
Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Woodley,
San Angelo, Tex.
Mr. and Mrs. Reub Tye
Mrs. Syble Hensley, Guthrie
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde C. Lindsey
Lubbock
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tcristmas show
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Ss the Senior
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The reduction of the speed
limit due to the energy crisis
has definitely affected the
w number of traffic fatalities in'
g Texas but many drivers are
v starting to disregard the limit
& and drive at greater speeds.
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of driving rules,,” Arnold
The Independent Cattlemen’s
Association organizational .
meeting is scheduled for Thurs-
day, Dec. 12 in the Goodwin
federal law. most motorists
compiled and kept their speed
down and limited their travel. The Dragonettes brought
Now that gasoline is more home a third place trophy last
readily available and travel weekend from the Salt Fork
more frequent, we are finding Invitational tournament held at
the driver is starting to allow Clarendon Junior College,
his vehicle to surpass the re- The girls defeated welling_
gulated speed limits. While ton 62-37 Thursday but fell
this certainly not all drivers, to Hedley in a close game Fri-
it does appear we have a huge day, 62-70. They rallied Satur-
increase of speeders on our day to defeat Lefors
highways,” for third place.
He continued by pointing out In the Wellington
the increase in traffic citations Nodia Vaughn and Becky Ham- Thev a for 2 i
that have been issued in recent ilton each had ,4 noints fol euhey P Yed for third Place
weeks -on.eacmnad 24 Points fol- Saturday against Wellington
"eeKS" lowed by Teresa Wright with 9 winning 75 to 66 ,1,
State Troopers are finding and Lezlea McClendon, 5. The had his best Banned Garrett
the motorist is traveling at ROckettesi Lucy Sullivan put scoring 42 potateStaart Burns
increased speed s without re- in 26 08 points. Stuart Burns
gard to law and some are Tbl next day it was Becky j dnd rointsiMatohen Rushin,
creeping toward the 70 mile Hamilton and Teresa Wright ’
per hour mark. Department of sharing the high point honors ****** ******
Public Safety statistics - show with 23; Nodia Vaughn, 15. The Dragonettes played the
a total of 78,295 arrests were Shauna White had 46 big ones' Shamrock Lassies Dec. 2 at
made for speeding during the for the Hedley team. Shamrock.
three summer months of 1973. Saturday’s afternoon’s play Varsity girls won 75-58 and
Comparatively, there were found Nodia Vaughn high with 1116 junior varsity fell 15-12.
188,876 arrests during June, 29, closely followed by Becky High point for the Dragon-
July and August of 1974.. Con- Hamilton with 23. Teresa ettes was Teresa Wright with
victions for the • violations also Wright had 15; Lezlea Me 30 points, followed by Becky
reflected an increase,” said Clendon, 2. Carol Vincent made Hamilton, 23; Nodia Vaughn,
arnold- 23 for Lefors. 14 and Lezlea McClendon, 8.
The Dragons also competed Renea Bradley, with 34 points,
in the tourney and also brought led the Lassies.
home a third place trophy. Ann Luedtke led the B team
Thursday they played Lake- with 10 and Sally Nelson and
view and won 69-32. Leading Reecie Burton put in one a--
the way for the Dragons was piece. Bachmann led the Sham-
„ Danny Garrett with 18 points, rock team with 7.
said. However, we have ob- m Tuesday the Mamphis Cyc-
vious evidence of abuse of the gunher nn-Ar lonettes came to Paducah and
55 mph limit and it is time •UIIUCI Vulllul downed the Dragonettes in both
to ask our citizens to volunteer Au ■ . m varsity and junior play. The
toward observing the law and mCTmA6 •Ar B team Jost 32-36 with Ann
the limit,” concluded Arnold. VII Iv Ull CIO l CH Luedtek as high point with 17;
Savings Bonds Set Thursday
0| Al -n, The traditional community On the Memphis A team
%AAC nv A V Christmas program will
Of Year Goal
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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4pA AA fun was
flfl ePVA-mheel trailer, and
AE0 H fll one end to the
"Seg 9 Piiting our weight to
Adpm Vep other end bounce
AV Nhe group in tli e air.
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Mgey 9 he was the youngest
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